Can the iPhone5 be hacked remotely by a hacker?

Thanks for the response. I understand where you're coming from, I think. It's not me accidentally swiping up. Could be a screen malfunction... But it's off putting to see your phone being autonomous lol.

What's truly ludicrous is that these phones don't have a guest mode. There are plenty of times when people use one another's phones, for phone numbers, battery issues and driving situations among others. That's never happened to you?

I change my passwords regularly.

These folks are using cracked copies of Forensic software that is specifically designed for spying, investigation and password cracking. This type of software is freely available online. You can google "How I hacked my own iCloud account" article to read more about it.

iphone - delete your iCloud account. iCloud is easily cracked and they are usually access your iPhone backups that store passwords, browsing history, photos, etc. Any cracking soft can easily guess your 4-digit access code, so make it more complex.

Desktops - do everything to secure your router settings as much as possible (use 20+ WAP2 password, etc). They can ping your IP from any network around the world using special software. Once they access your router, they cracking your admin and router default passwords and can access your computers remotely, install everything they want. Learn about routers as much as possible to modify your network settings and make it more private. Get network monitoring app and see who is visiting your network.

Today every smart kid by the age of 17 is able to remotely hack into your devices if it's not fully protected. It is very easy.

I would like to add that my iCloud account has been hacked numerous times and pictures and information in my Notes Application deleted. Someone also wrote here that anyone with access to your phone number can remote access your phone. Is this true?

For the record, I find it very disturbing that after all the consumer complaints about such serious security breach, Apple still denies that their products can be hacked.

soondoboo wrote:

I would like to add that my iCloud account has been hacked numerous times and pictures and information in my Notes Application deleted.

Having your iCloud account hacked has nothing to do with the possibility of your iPhone being hacked. In fact, you don't even have to have an iOS device to have an iCloud account.

Someone also wrote here that anyone with access to your phone number can remote access your phone. Is this true?

No, it's utter nonsense.

For the record, I find it very disturbing that after all the consumer complaints about such serious security breach, Apple still denies that their products can be hacked.

The truth is, unless you disable by jailbreaking the security that Apple has put in place, your phone can't, at the time of this writing, be "hacked". If you go and jailbreak your phone, what happens is not Apple's responsibility and they make no representation that a jailbroken phone can't be hacked. A car manufacturer can tell you their cars are very safe but if you disable the airbags and don't wear your seatbelt, and are subsequently injured in an accident, you can hardly claim that the car is not as safe as the manufacturer claimed.

Well... although jailbreaking drastically raises your chances of having your device hacked, you cannot rule out chances of violating a device that has not been jailbroken. There are a number of legitimate processes, let alone apps, that may have vulnerabilities that aren't currently known by the public at large. The AppStore scans for known vulnerabilities and attempts to gain unauthorized access, but bottom line is that any app that works over the network (including system processes) is potentially vulnerable to attack.

Yesterday my three weeks old iPhone 6 Plus was next to my MacBook pro syncing with iTunes. All of a sudden my notes app opens. I hit the home button to close it. Couple of seconds later, the photo app opens, it changes to my albums, pics an album, opens a picture and zooms in on the picture.

The iPhone was just there next to me while I watched it do stuff. This was not "you were asleep and did stuff without knowing it". I called my wife and she stood next to me and watched the iPhone do the things I described.

The idea alone kinda freaks me out. I've been an Apple user sinds 2004 and this is my 5th iPhone and I never had any problems.

Related or not, the bottom speaker of the iPhone wont work anymore, just random static sometimes. I reset the iPhone and set it up as a new one and the speaker works perfect. Restored it again with my backup and it's broken again.

I'm not really happy with all this...

.jef wrote:

Related or not, the bottom speaker of the iPhone wont work anymore, just random static sometimes. I reset the iPhone and set it up as a new one and the speaker works perfect. Restored it again with my backup and it's broken again.

That sounds as if your back up is corrupted. Restore as new and sync your data. Don't use the back up.

Random opening and closing of apps is very often a symptom of a bad charger/cable. Try a different cable.

The same hacking happened to my iphone 5 last weekend (as described in chain, iMessges automatically get typed up with junk character and make-sense statements, Random apps opening up, camera open up, browser windows opens and typed in some url, not letting my iphone turn-off, finally managed to turn it off after multiple attempts), created a case with apple, spoke with three support guys (three of them two junior and one senior). They are going to investigate on their end and getting back to me.

Just wanted to let you all know that I got a new iPhone from Appl. Restored it with my backup and it is working like a charm.

broken speakers or "hacked" iPhone: it's a hardware thing. Your phone isn't hacked.

I am experiencing same issue! How did you fix it? I did reset, restore, cleaned sim cad w alcohol, changed apple id...still having same issue. i just watch my phone operate on its own..goes through maps, contacts, types...I fight with it to make it stop. turns on and off my wifi, messes with my settings...

Apple Support has not yet confirmed me what exactly is causing it. I offered them my help and support fixing this issue. I know when it happens to your phone it's really scary feeling.

Here's what I would recommend you, to change the power charger base ("Apple 5W USB Power Adapter") if you are charging phone using power outlet and charger base can go bad especially if its third-party one or an old apple one. I think it is either from bad charge that is causing the phone to simulate the click on randomly somewhere in the screen or it could it initiate irrational commands to one's iphone. I hope and wish its electrical issues which is causing it (but definitely NOT the hacking). Irrespective of which one is causing Apple can eliminate issues via next release of Software/Hardware. Let us know in this discussion group whether it helped?, it worked for me.

Here's how I came down to conclusion that it was power-charger base:

When it was happening that day, I turned off my "WiFi" and "Cellular Data" and did a phone power-off, and plug back my phone back to power outlet charger.. the phone started acting weird again(as discussed in this chain) , even after disconnected from internet. So I thought that could be "IT". The same bad charger when I plugged into my IPAD next day, did the same to in iMessages to my confirmation. Again Apple has to confirm yet what exactly can cause such issue whether it is electrical digital signals of touch or bad command initiated. Hope it helps and bring some calm nerves of all those users who faced this issue :-)

moienappleuser wrote:

Here's what I would recommend you, to change the power charger base ("Apple 5W USB Power Adapter") if you are charging phone using power outlet and charger base can go bad especially if its third-party one or an old apple one. I think it is either from bad charge that is causing the phone to simulate the click on randomly somewhere in the screen or it could it initiate irrational commands to one's iphone. I hope and wish its electrical issues which is causing it (but definitely NOT the hacking). Irrespective of which one is causing Apple can eliminate issues via next release of Software/Hardware. Let us know in this discussion group whether it helped?, it worked for me.

In fact, that's exactly what I suggested could be one cause of the problem back in December in this very thread. However, I disagree that this is something Apple can easily fix (or prevent 100% of the time). Fluctuations in power will cause erratic behavior in electronic devices. Beyond a certain point, Apple can't prevent that from happening.

You are not doing any favor by betting Apple can't fix it. As a apple user, fan and investor I want Apple needs to "seriously" look at this issue or any issue for the fact when it effected few users before it balloons to it millions of it users base, after all its 700billion$$$ company now :-)

I agree with Meg.

Test: what happens when you open your Mac, go to SystemPreferences, General, and set "Allow Handoff....." to off.

Alternative: disconnect the iPhone from internet (WiFi off, Cellular off).

Does that make any difference?

I am astonished by the support peoples responses to iphones being hacked. Are you paid to call people idiots and state iphones cannot be hacked?

power fluctuations caused the browser to open and randomly typed searches of peoples names or existing websites? While sleeping i took pictures and video from baby monitor app? Posted to FB with my butt?

Really?

This is how Apple deals with issues it thinks could give a product a bad name?